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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 17h

Pulse 2.0 interviewed w/ Co-Founder & CEO Max Spero about the #AIDetection and authenticity company

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Pangram: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Max Spero About the AI Detection And Authenticity Company

Pangram is a company that provides an advanced AI detection model to identify AI-generated text, aiming to give transparency into the authorship of the text, to see if it was written by a human or AI,...

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 3d

Check out this article via edCircuit about how Reading Eggs has become a corporate sponsor of Read Across America which is the nationwide celebration inspiring
#studentreading

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Reading Eggs™ Becomes a Corporate Sponsor of Read Across America, the Nationwide Celebration Inspiring Student Reading

Reading Eggs — the global reading program that makes learning to read easy and fun — has been named a Corporate Sponsor of Read Across America (RAA).

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 3d

Reading Eggs - Blake eLearning which was created by 3P Learning has announced earlier this week they are a corporate sponsor of #ReadAcrossAmerica (National Education Association)

More about the announcement via K-12 Dive

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Reading Eggs™ Becomes a Corporate Sponsor of Read Across America, the Nationwide Celebration Inspiring Student Reading | K-12 Dive

K-12 News

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 3d

"Reading Eggs, created by 3P Learning, is planning special events and activities throughout the months leading up to Read Across America Day."

Read more here via EdTech Chronicle

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 3d

**NEW*** post on #PR in #EdTech

Our Founder and CEO shares her insight into how she uses #ChatGPT to refine her media list. This time working backwards from articles to reporters.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 4d

Reading Eggs is a corporate sponsor of Read Across America, inspiring students to learn and enjoy reading. readingeggs.com

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Learning to Read for Kids | Learn to Read with Phonics | Free Trial

Reading Eggs is the online reading program that helps children learn to read. Hundreds of online reading lessons, phonics games and books for ages 2–13. Start your free trial!

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 4d

"Ms. Hammerickson also known as “Chef Hammerickson” was nominated by the principal of Lincoln High School, Peyton Chapman, for her dedication to teaching and the larger school community."

Read more via #EducationReport

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Portland Teacher Wins $16,000+ Grand Prize from Kleenex

Last month, ten teachers were in the running for the final $16,000+ grand prize in the Heroes of the Classroom program. After a public…

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 4d

Melanie Hammericksen, a Culinary Arts teacher at Lincoln High School in Portland was announced last week as the winner in the Heroes of the Classroom national teacher recognition program, presented by Kleenex. This program is in partnership with Campus Multimedia .

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Melanie Hammericksen of Lincoln High School (Portland) Won $16,000 in the Heroes of the Classroom Program Presented by Kleenex® - WriteUpCafe

Melanie Hammericksen, a Culinary Arts teacher at Lincoln High School in Portland, OR, has won the...

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 7d

@worldhistory.org's newly launched History AI Chat helps give guided help to #students search their site.

Read more at @edwriters.bsky.social

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Newly Launched History AI Chat Gives Guided Help to Students Searching World History Encyclopedia - ewa.org

With over 420 million peer-reviewed historical documents and resources, World History Encyclopedia’s AI Chat now makes it easier for students to sift through those resources to find answers to their q...

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 7d

"WHE is entirely free to search, read, and consume, which is why there are thousands of teachers in every country who use it."

Read more here at @teachmag.bsky.social about @worldhistory.org's newly launch #history #AI chat.

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Newly Launched History AI Chat Helps Students to Search World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia’s AI Chat now makes it easier for students to find reliable answers to their questions.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 10d

A new issue (No. 63) of Pando PR Tips was released yesterday on #PR in #EdTech!

Read it all here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pando-...

Pando PR Tips No 63

In this issue: Recognition dates for social pegs and pitches, grants, a PTA program, the State of AI in admissions, conference calendars for HE and K-12, and a few other tips for your PR and marketing...

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 20d

"According to the newly released Higher Education Insights Report from higher education marketing and research firm Validated Insights, higher education enrollments continue to grow–up more than 3 percent over 2024." @ecampusnews.bsky.social

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Higher education enrollments continue to grow

A new report shows increasing higher education enrollments across nearly all sectors, levels, and types of post-secondary education.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 20d

"According to the Validated Insights MBA report released early this year, online enrollments overtook on-campus enrollments during the pandemic and have only widened the gap since." via Poets & Quants

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Michigan State Will Launch A Professional Online MBA In 2026

Early action application deadline is October 13 with a Round 1 deadline of January 5, 2026. No GMAT required.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 21d

"We will suffer gravely if we can’t graduate every student within the next decade. I don’t mean that only the students will suffer." - Joey Wise of Acceleration Academies in District Administration

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Don’t make students in trouble do time

The most gratifying moment in life is shaking the hand of a young person walking across the graduation stage who, one or two years before, hadn’t been seen in a classroom for years.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 25d

A new issue (No. 62) of Pando PR Tips was released today on #PR in #EdTech!

Read it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pando-...

New issues most Thursdays, alternating between articles with practical advice on the PR profession and PR in EdTech Tip!

Pando PR Tips No. 62

EdTech Funding Opportunities USC Rossier Education Technology Accelerator — Applications close Sept 30 Applications are still open (until 9/3) for the next cohort. This accelerator looks for entrepren...

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 27d

Did you get a chance to read our latest issue of #PR in #EdTech (No. 61)?

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Pando PR Tips No. 61

Funding, European EdTech Map, Awards, a Bunch of Editorial Calendars, and Places to Publish Content Funding Opportunities & an EdTech Resource U.S.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · 27d

"But I think the best part of building VMW has been that everyone really understands the problems with the waves of AI-created content." - Derek Newton of Verify My Writing via The Boilerplate Substack

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#34: "Cheating is just the appearance of success"

How the founder of Verify My Writing is thnking about integrity in the age of AI

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our founder and CEO, Jennifer Harrison, shares how she uses #CoPilot and #ChatGPT to help improve her media lists and why she thinks that matters in this week's #PR in #EdTech

A part two is coming soon!

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How I Used CoPilot and ChatGPT To Improve My Media Lists (and why that matters) - Part 1

PR professionals and their firms have subscriptions to commercial media databases like MuckRack, Cision and Agility. Our Pando PR team prefers MuckRack and we find this database indispensable, however...

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Max Spero, AI expert and CEO of Pangram Labs, shares why fake AI reviews are going to be a massive problem, very soon

Read via TechRadar Pro

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I’m an AI expert and here’s why fake AI reviews are going to be a massive problem, very soon

A plague of AI-generated reviews is coming

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Max Spero, CEO of Pangram Labs, shares w/ Built In what #AIskills you need to get a job or keep the one you have

"Being proactive can make you valuable. So, if you aren’t proficient already with AI, where should you start?"

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These Are the AI Skills You Need to Get a Job — or Keep the One You Have | Built In

Employers increasingly expect a baseline level of AI proficiency from the workforce. Here are the essential skills you need to get a job and climb the ladder.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Before the pandemic, the trade school market “had been largely stagnant,” according to a March report from the higher education marketing and research firm Validated Insights."

Read more via Emma Ockerman at Yahoo Finance

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'AI can’t install an HVAC system': Why Gen Z is flocking to jobs in the trades

With AI looming, young people are increasingly expressing interest in trade programs and apprenticeships for blue-collar work.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

"New data shows a significant increase in trade school enrollment, with a 4.9% growth from 2020 to 2023."

More via Kare11

www.kare11.com/article/mone...

Back to school and why trades are hotter than ever

Minneapolis Community & Technical College is seeing double-digit attendance increases.

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pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Just 14 months after the launch of ChatGPT, enrollment in genAI courses on platforms like Coursera and Udemy grew to 3.5 million, according to a report from Validated Insights, a higher education-focused digital marketing agency." Read more
@computerworld.com www.computerworld.com/article/4049...

Here are the top AI certifications that will get you hired and promoted

As AI reshapes industries, CIOs are prioritizing certifications over college degrees to quickly validate tech skills and drive digital transformation.

www.computerworld.com

pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Just 14 months after the launch of ChatGPT, enrollment in genAI courses on platforms like Coursera and Udemy grew to 3.5 million, according to a report from Validated Insights, a higher education-focused digital marketing agency." Read more
@computerworld.com
www.computerworld.com/article/4049...

Here are the top AI certifications that will get you hired and promoted

As AI reshapes industries, CIOs are prioritizing certifications over college degrees to quickly validate tech skills and drive digital transformation.

www.computerworld.com

pandopr.bsky.social @pandopr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Marc Ethier at @poetsandquants.bsky.social dives into Validated Insights most recent report about #highered #enrollment

Read it here: poetsandquants.com/2025/08/29/i...

In U.S. Higher Ed, Business Is Booming — But International Enrollment May Bust

BBA remains the most popular degree in America; MBA is still on top—yet a sharp drop in global student inflow threatens billions in revenue.

poetsandquants.com